Synonyms for incongruity
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : in-kuh n-groo-i-tee, -kuh ng- |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌɪn kənˈgru ɪ ti, -kəŋ- |
Définition of incongruity
Origin :- 1530s, from French incongruité or directly from Medieval Latin incongruitas, from Latin in- "not" (see in- (1)) + congruitas (see congruity).
- noun discrepancy
- The picture is almost comic in its incongruity with what actually is.
- Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
- Now, it is a mere anomaly and incongruity here, out of date and out of purpose.
- Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
- There is the same element of incongruity, without the tragic consequence.
- Extract from : « The American Mind » by Bliss Perry
- There is an incongruity about death on the battlefield which assails the mind.
- Extract from : « Mountain Meditations » by L. Lind-af-Hageby
- He felt no incongruity in the veteran Parmenides correcting the youthful Socrates.
- Extract from : « Parmenides » by Plato
- The oddity and incongruity of her attire attracted attention.
- Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine
- His countenance expressed his sense of the incongruity of the union.
- Extract from : « The Strollers » by Frederic S. Isham
- They are more than double her age, and yet they can see no incongruity in hoping to win her.
- Extract from : « A Waif of the Mountains » by Edward S. Ellis
- The incongruity of the word was enough to make one jump out of the chair.
- Extract from : « Within the Tides » by Joseph Conrad
- What could come of such a collocation of names but a life of incongruity and absurdity!
- Extract from : « A Day's Ride » by Charles James Lever
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